Obscure Or Obvious?

[debka_notion]

Do you know what a doppelganger is? More accurately, how troubled should I be that many of my rabbinical school classmates a. don't know what a doppelganger is, and b. try to spell it as two words?

Just a thought from the insane place in my mind that is me trying to avoid exams...

Comments

[shirei-shibolim.livejournal.com]

I tend to leave this one alone. "Doppelgänger" means a ghostly projection of oneself in European mythology, but in common English parlance it's just a word for someone who uncannily resembles someone else.

The annoying bit is that I've so far only seen one "celebrity doppelgänger" posting in which the resemblance really is that good.

[gimmelgirl.livejournal.com]

I look like Kate Maberly from The Secret Garden movie. Really. I do. And my friend Rachel IS Rachel from Glee.

[shirei-shibolim.livejournal.com]

Then why did you post a picture of Red Fraggle?

The really close resemblance I noted is, in fact, between a friend and Lea Michele.

[gimmelgirl.livejournal.com]

I've posted three doppelgangerim over the past four days, including Kate Maberly and Red Fraggle (which, if you look at the picture I recently posted of myself, you will also note bears a resemblance).... Kate's photo is still in my profile pics.

[shirei-shibolim.livejournal.com]

doppelgangerim

Oh, you did not just do that.

I'll give you four stars out of five for the Kate Maberly photo. With Red it's more of a spiritual connection, I think.

[gimmelgirl.livejournal.com]

doppelgangerim

I so did just do that.

You didn't see the pigtail pic? I'm SO Red!!

And Kate Maberly, back when I had bangs, it was unCANNY.

[wilperegrine.livejournal.com]

Who?